The deal that he has struck with Rb doesn't support this narrative.
They can't say anything because any potential deal with other teams is under massive NDAs.
depends if the RB17 is wrapped up in January and he leaves then that’s around 7 months no not a lot of time at 65 when as Jordan points out the constant stress etc
Newey is leaving RBR in good terms and certainly not rushing to leave because he has suddenly fallen in love with Ferrari. As CTO, AN is a very meticulous guy, so this plan of stepping away from F1 was certainly not an afterthought but something the was decided between him and the team before his last contract extension in 2023.
Why would Max go to Mercedes and not to Alpine? Aren't Alpine in F1 to win?
I can fix Alpine. They literally have zero leadership.JordanMugen wrote: ↑02 May 2024, 08:48Why would Max go to Mercedes and not to Alpine? Aren't Alpine in F1 to win?
It would be a shame for Alpine to miss out on Hamilton and Verstappen.
The claims were that Alpine have no budget issues, yet they don't seem to be playing in the space of the $100m USD p/a and $160m USD p/a driver contract offers?!
https://speedcafe.com/claims-mercedes-t ... -a-season/
[$245m AUD ~ $160m USD]
I don't blame him. The Audi project is just that, a project. He probably wouldn't get back to the podium or have a shot to win for years. Even the best case similar scenarios ie Jaguar to Red Bull and Brawn to Mercedes, took awhile.
Thoughts on the rumour that Ocon has given up on Alpine and will go to Sauber Audi from 2025? Shame to see Ocon give up on the project of the French national team.
You fix Alpine by renaming it Renault, and run Honda power units rebranded as Alpine after signing a listed-parts deal with Aston Martin. After that, its all down to leading the people that develop the car in such a way that you get over-unity of output. Only egos break teams.JordanMugen wrote: ↑02 May 2024, 16:30Thoughts on the rumour that Ocon has given up on Alpine and will go to Sauber Audi from 2025? Shame to see Ocon give up on the project of the French national team.
Presumably Alpine will take the well-financed pay driver Zhou (an ex-Alpine-junior with large $30m USD sponsorship), as that is more in keeping with Alpine's philosophy of cost-effective Formula 1 racing.
Gasly to Williams as well to replace Sargeant?JordanMugen wrote: ↑02 May 2024, 16:30Thoughts on the rumour that Ocon has given up on Alpine and will go to Sauber Audi from 2025? Shame to see Ocon give up on the project of the French national team.
Presumably Alpine will take the well-financed pay driver Zhou (an ex-Alpine-junior with large $30m USD sponsorship), as that is more in keeping with Alpine's philosophy of cost-effective Formula 1 racing.
I think we see Mick Schumacher there before Gasly.organic wrote: ↑02 May 2024, 16:38Gasly to Williams as well to replace Sargeant?JordanMugen wrote: ↑02 May 2024, 16:30Thoughts on the rumour that Ocon has given up on Alpine and will go to Sauber Audi from 2025? Shame to see Ocon give up on the project of the French national team.
Presumably Alpine will take the well-financed pay driver Zhou (an ex-Alpine-junior with large $30m USD sponsorship), as that is more in keeping with Alpine's philosophy of cost-effective Formula 1 racing.